The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 27, 1979
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
10:22 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 698
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 106.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.84° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.39° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.